Still Playing For A Great Cause
November 21, 2008
It is not uncommon to see numerous Boca alumni giving back to their local community after their playing careers have ended while serving the soccer realm in some other way, shape or form as volunteer youth coaches, clinic instructors and the like. And former Boca standout Mike Konopka is no different although his playing days, now in a different form, are not finished just yet.
Still Playing For A Great Cause
Boca alum to perform at Ocean of Love benefit in Seaside Park
TOMS RIVER, NJ (November 21, 2008) – It is not uncommon to see numerous Jersey Shore Boca alumni giving back to their local community after their playing careers have ended while serving the soccer realm in some other way, shape or form as volunteer youth coaches, clinic instructors, administrators, soccer mentors and everything else in between.
And former Boca standout Mike Konopka is no different although his playing days, now in a different form, are not finished just yet.
On Saturday, November 29 at Bum Rogers Tavern and Crab House in Seaside Park, Konopka, along with his local musical group Hometown Roll, will lead a fundraising effort to help benefit Ocean of Love, a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to helping Ocean County children with cancer.
The fundraising event will begin in the afternoon with various activities for the entire family with special guest appearances through-out the day.
The musical entertainment by Hometown Roll will start at 9pm and last until closing.
Special raffles, dance contests and other miscellaneous awards will also highlight the evening with 100% of all proceeds earned for event being donated to Ocean of Love.
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| Jersey Shore Boca alum Mike Konopka and Hometown Roll perform at Surf Taco in Jackson this past summer at the annual Boca U23 Meet & Greet team event. On Saturday November 29 at Bum Rogers Tavern and Crab House in Seaside Park, the former Boca player and his musical group will be spearheading a fundraising effort to help raise money for Ocean of Love of Toms River. |
Bum Rogers Tavern and Crab House has been in business for nearly 40 years and is a veritable Jersey Shore institution with a menu that pays extra special attention to seafood.
They are located at 2207 South Central Avenue in Seaside Park.
Ocean of Love, based in Toms River, started helping 12 families in October of 1988 and to date has helped several hundred children and families throughout Ocean County including one of Boca’s own, Adriana Pericciouli, daughter of long-time Boca player and Coach Kirk Pericciouli and grand-daughter of Jersey Shore Boca founder Walt Pericciouli, who was diagnosed with Wilms tumor, a cancer of the kidneys that occurs in children.
They also provide counseling, support group meetings, food assistance, household bill assistance, aid for travel expenses to and from Hospitals and other various forms of support.
The fundraising event is open to the general public and everyone is welcome.
The Jersey Shore Boca Soccer Club has been a fixture in the soccer community since 1978 and is one of the most respected soccer clubs on the East Coast.
The Club is celebrating their 30-year anniversary in 2008.
For more information about Ocean of Love visit their official web site at www.ocean-of-love.org
For more information about Hometown Roll visit the band’s official website at www.myspace.comhometownroll
For directions to Bum Rogers Tavern and Crab House call the restaurant at 732-830-2770.
And for more information about Jersey Shore Boca visit the Club’s official web site at www.jerseyshoreboca.com
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